It Should Have Been Me
Title | It Should Have Been Me PDF eBook |
Author | Susan Wilkins |
Publisher | Pan Macmillan |
Pages | 375 |
Release | 2019-01-24 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1509804536 |
She thought she knew everything about her sister. It seems she was wrong . . . DC Jo Boden was eleven years old when her older sister, Sarah, was brutally murdered during her first year at University. Her boyfriend, Nathan Wade, was convicted of the killing. Now, sixteen years later, Wade is being released on licence and documentary film-maker, Briony Rowe, says she can prove his innocence. The Boden family has never recovered from the tragedy, and they have always been certain that Wade is guilty. But Jo, who grew up believing her sister was perfect in every way, starts to question the evidence which put Wade behind bars. And perhaps Sarah harboured some very dark secrets of her own . . . It Should Have Been Me by Susan Wilkins is a taut and pacey psychological thriller for fans of Clare Mackintosh, Lisa Jewell and Susie Steiner. 'A first rate thriller, tense and twisty . . . Sue Wilkins is a writer at the very top of her game' - Elly Griffiths 'Dark and gripping from first page to last, this is Susan Wilkins at her nail-biting best' - Jessie Keane
You Should Have Been There
Title | You Should Have Been There PDF eBook |
Author | Richard Norton |
Publisher | AuthorHouse |
Pages | 170 |
Release | 2016-01-15 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 1504964527 |
So many people have told me I should write a book because I almost always could come up with a true story for most any situation happening. So I am succumbing to all the prompting and writing down the many stories I have stored in me. It's impossible to just sit down and write everything at once. I have to wait until an event happens that triggers my memory. For instance, when I was in the army, I recorded many of the happenings of army life that I thought funny or unusual. Stories I write will mostly be about other people that happened into my life and not necessarily about me, but I was there, an observer as much as a participant. I've relied on the opinions of generous friends who think my stories are worthwhile. I'm fortunate to have crossed paths with many luminaries and have been exposed to lots of humanity, both good and bad. I went from high school into army intelligence for three years during the Korean War. After being discharged, I attended Wayne State University for one year and sold cars for a short while. Then I went to the Chrysler Engineering Institute. I graduated from Chrysler and became a body design engineer. After a while, big layoffs got me looking for employment again, and I went to work as a mechanical engineer for several years at companies that were into the space programs. I drifted into acting and modeling and was one of the most working models around Detroit. I was in over one hundred movies and TV commercials in that career for nineteen years and worked all over the country. In 1980, I moved to the Palm Beach area in Florida and, after a short time engineering again, was hired as a salesman at one of the largest art galleries in the world. I spent sixteen years at the gallery and then retired as part owner. In retirement now, I occupy my time painting, golfing, and cruising around the waters in my boat. This book is about the unusual happenings in my varied life and of the many famous people I met and worked with. Every story is true and written as best I can recollect.
Why I Write
Title | Why I Write PDF eBook |
Author | George Orwell |
Publisher | Renard Press Ltd |
Pages | 15 |
Release | 2021-01-01 |
Genre | Literary Collections |
ISBN | 1913724263 |
George Orwell set out ‘to make political writing into an art’, and to a wide extent this aim shaped the future of English literature – his descriptions of authoritarian regimes helped to form a new vocabulary that is fundamental to understanding totalitarianism. While 1984 and Animal Farm are amongst the most popular classic novels in the English language, this new series of Orwell’s essays seeks to bring a wider selection of his writing on politics and literature to a new readership. In Why I Write, the first in the Orwell’s Essays series, Orwell describes his journey to becoming a writer, and his movement from writing poems to short stories to the essays, fiction and non-fiction we remember him for. He also discusses what he sees as the ‘four great motives for writing’ – ‘sheer egoism’, ‘aesthetic enthusiasm’, ‘historical impulse’ and ‘political purpose’ – and considers the importance of keeping these in balance. Why I Write is a unique opportunity to look into Orwell’s mind, and it grants the reader an entirely different vantage point from which to consider the rest of the great writer’s oeuvre. 'A writer who can – and must – be rediscovered with every age.' — Irish Times
Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
Title | Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary PDF eBook |
Author | Kate Woodford |
Publisher | |
Pages | 1550 |
Release | 2003 |
Genre | Foreign Language Study |
ISBN | 9780521824231 |
The Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary is the ideal dictionary for advanced EFL/ESL learners. Easy to use and with a great CD-ROM - the perfect learner's dictionary for exam success. First published as the Cambridge International Dictionary of English, this new edition has been completely updated and redesigned. - References to over 170,000 words, phrases and examples explained in clear and natural English - All the important new words that have come into the language (e.g. dirty bomb, lairy, 9/11, clickable) - Over 200 'Common Learner Error' notes, based on the Cambridge Learner Corpus from Cambridge ESOL exams Plus, on the CD-ROM: - SMART thesaurus - lets you find all the words with the same meaning - QUICKfind - automatically looks up words while you are working on-screen - SUPERwrite - tools for advanced writing, giving help with grammar and collocation - Hear and practise all the words.
It Should Have Been Me
Title | It Should Have Been Me PDF eBook |
Author | Phillipa Ashley |
Publisher | Headline |
Pages | 223 |
Release | 2009-04-02 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 0755354869 |
When Carrie’s fiancé Huw suddenly calls off their wedding, and she finds out he’s marrying another woman, she’s devastated. Desperate to get away, Carrie jumps at her best friend Rowena’s suggestion of a road trip in her VW camper van. But when Rowena has to pull out and Matt Landor, an old friend of Huw's, ends up filling the breach, she's not so sure. Will fate take the pair on an altogether different journey?
I Should Have Been Dead and Gone
Title | I Should Have Been Dead and Gone PDF eBook |
Author | Patricia Whiting |
Publisher | Covenant Books, Inc. |
Pages | 263 |
Release | 2022-04-05 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 163814382X |
This is the first book I have written. The Lord has been gently prodding me to write it for twenty years. I simply could not bring myself to do so. There is quite a bit of danger and violence in this book. I Should Have Been Dead and Gone is the true story of my life, beginning around four years old. Every incident is true, although names and cities have been changed for privacy reasons. I received a lot of healing as I wrote my life story. I wrote this book entirely as the Lord told me to. It was written to give someone hope and encouragement that you too will make it through dark times in your life. If just one person is helped in any way, then my prayer has been answered.
I Should Have Been More Careful
Title | I Should Have Been More Careful PDF eBook |
Author | Pope Barrow |
Publisher | Archway Publishing |
Pages | 197 |
Release | 2023-01-31 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 1665736933 |
I Should Have Been More Careful is about one man’s ceaseless quest to fill his life with as much fun as possible. Although this mission sometimes resulted in disaster, the author never gave up. Some of his escapades were inspired. Some were ridiculous. Some worked out well. A few did not end well. His fascinating companions, near-catastrophic mishaps, and decades of risk-taking and rebellion provide entertaining content for this collection of humorous, hair-raising stories.